Torrevieja - Semana Santa: Minimum €50 Spend At Bar For Table

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Torrevieja - Semana Santa: Minimum €50 Spend At Bar For Table

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https://www.huffingtonpost.es/virales/e ... menda.html

Article translated below:

The poster found in a bar in Torrevieja during Holy Week is causing a tremendous controversy.

It's right?

With just one day left until Easter Sunday (April 20) ends, many videos are being posted on social media of the processions and thousands of people enjoying the festivities or the curiosities they encounter.

One of them was TikTok user @bimbablancocochiquitin, who was walking through the streets of Torrevieja (Alicante) and noticed one of the signs on the tables outside a bar. He was so surprised that he didn't hesitate to capture the moment and post it immediately.

That's why there have already been thousands and thousands of visits in less than 24 hours, and counting. It was Good Friday, and what caused so much controversy was the sign warning that to sit down, they had to consume up to a minimum bill of 50 euros.

"It's so hard to see it from the front row ," the user himself commented. There have been hundreds of comments from users with all kinds of opinions, but above all, they've sparked a debate about whether it's a good decision or not. "There shouldn't be tables; they get in the way of the procession," one user responded.

"Just as balconies are rented, tables are rented, and they're much cheaper," opined user @corrupipi. Some understand these prices because, they argue, many people sit down, have a coffee, and stay there for hours, so restaurateurs change the rules to make it more profitable.

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€50 aside, I am struggling to see that it would be a very pleasant experience being sat at a table, whilst people are standing and crowding all around you watching a Semana Santa procession, so at some point you would probably need to stand up as well. What is to stop someone standing in front of your table in the road ?

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Re: Torrevieja - Semana Santa: Minimum €50 Spend At Bar For Table

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So the tables remained empty with no customers whatsoever. !!
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Re: Torrevieja - Semana Santa: Minimum €50 Spend At Bar For Table

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You can book a seat to watch the Processions in a lot of towns and they are usually in the €6 to €10 bracket so a table for €50 for 4 people is not over the top.

It says the seats were €6 werkday ceremonies and €7 for Sat Sunday. It doesn't say how much a box/palco which you could book for parties from 10 people up. They were all sold out.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inform ... 6.amp.html

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Re: Torrevieja - Semana Santa: Minimum €50 Spend At Bar For Table

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Bee wrote: 21 Apr 2025 13:59 You can book a seat to watch the Processions in a lot of towns and they are usually in the €6 to €10 bracket so a table for €50 for 4 people is not over the top.

It says the seats were €6 werkday ceremonies and €7 for Sat Sunday. It doesn't say how much a box/palco which you could book for parties from 10 people up. They were all sold out.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inform ... 6.amp.html

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Just reading that article reminded me of another story that circulated on social media about either Seville or Jerez, I think. Whereas in Alicante they 'made to order' the seating, it was different situation in one of those two cities.

In Seville or Jerez a prominant street on the procession route had been closed and seating erected along the length with a special enclosure for VIPs/City digantories. Access to this street was for paying seat ticket holders only. Unlike Alicante, the seating was not 'made to order'.

With the exception of the VIPs/City digantories enclosure, most of the seating area remained empty for the processions which drew criticism. Cost of a seat being one criticism, but another being that an entire road had been blocked off to the public with the majority of the seats unused whilst crowds were crammed in elsewhere on the route.
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